Improved:
– better import of Faro fls and fws, there was an issue when selecting RGB + Intensity
– “render” right-docked menu now allows all buttons to be displayed in a 1024×768 screen
– script enhancement for file commands
– script enhancements for animation
– voxel loading process
– increased the amount of buffer space used when reading very long filenames
– POD export stability
– stack stability improved when deleting from stack

Fixes:
– .shp files now loading correctly. Bounding boxes were not being set when the .shp file was loaded
– position of datums in orthographic snapshots is now correct
– position of datums in orthographic snapshots can now be set using a picker tool
– added an auto open saved snapshot button
– renamed a wrongly labelled button rollover in ribbon
– new saved view when 3D model loaded caused crash
– cache folder location being stored / restored from project files
– shortcut descriptions in shortcuts window do not display in Japanese
– objects Selector window not displaying properly in Japanese
– crash on clicking on the Riegl import window
– “show all layers” resetting the current layer colour blend
– “invert visibility”, makes sure any invert visibility points are placed onto the current layer when unhidden
– partially selected points disappearing from layers when hidden
– layer editing, unhide now working correctly for partially hidden voxels (moves hidden points onto the current layer)
– refreshing the edit stack causes the items in the stack to be reordered

I’d like to share some info about a new tool which can identify differences between point clouds. Ideal for monitoring or assessment work.
Scan a site on two different occasions then back at your desk you can get Pointools to show you what has been added and what has been taken away.
Includes filtering tools to only show the real world changes and weed-out the minute differences in point positions.
Then export the points as new point clouds for a permanent record.
This is a quick promo movie. Bentley users can watch a tutorial movie and download some example data from the Bentley LEARN Server http://learn.bentley.com/app/Public

In case you missed it Pointools is back with a new product, here is the Product Tour movie which combines all 4 teaser movies covering the interface, layer system, object animation and now clash detection and differencing.

I know, I know, over 6 months since the last post.. But it’s for good reason; we have been working hard all year creating the first new release under the Bentley banner – Bentley Pointools.
It is going to replace Pointools Edit and has some cool new features including object animation, more import formats, and a much improved layer system, more to follow soon.